Harvard Art Museums > 1991.516.2: Round-bottom Jar with Abstract Decor Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Round-bottom Jar with Abstract Decor , 1991.516.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 15, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201393. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.516.2 Title Round-bottom Jar with Abstract Decor Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date mid 6th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Korea Period Three Kingdoms period, Silla, 57 BCE-668 CE Culture Korean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201393 Physical Descriptions Medium Kaya-type ware: gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration and with considerable natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered from the Tomb of the Generals in Yangji-ri, Hyŏnp'ung-myŏn, Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province in 1960. Dimensions H. 21.3 x Diam. 14.4 cm (8 3/8 x 5 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Maria C. Henderson and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art Accession Year 1991 Object Number 1991.516.2 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Robert P. Griffing, Jr., The Art of the Korean Potter; Silla, Koryô, Yi, exh. cat., Asia Society Museum (New York, NY, 1968), p. 59, no. 4; p. 117, no. 4 Gregory Henderson, Korean Ceramics: An Art's Variety, exh. cat., Ohio State University, Divisions of Art Gallery (Columbus, Ohio, 1969), p. 28, no. 28 Edward B. Adams, Korea's Pottery Heritage, Volume I, Seoul International Publishing House (Seoul, Korea, 1986), p. 58, pl. 72; p. 97, no. 72 Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008), p. 33 Related Works 1991.516 Ceremonial Stand and Round-Bottomed Jar with Abstract Decor, the Stand with Abstract and Openwork Decoration Vessels Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu